Lantern for vehicles.



J, G. A. KITCHEN & I. H. VSTOREY.

LANTERN FOB VEHICLES. APPLICATION FILED 001'. 2, 1911.

Patented July 23, 1912.

To all whom it may concern v NI ED STATES PATENT oFEicE.

JoHN GEORGE AULsEBEooK KITCHEN, or LANCASTER, AND ISAAC HENRY sToR-EY.

- or .AMZBLESIDE, ENGLAND.

LANTERN Eon V HICLES.

Patented July 23, 1912.

Application filed October 2, 1911. Serial No. 652,225.

Be it known that we, J OHN GEORGE AULSE- BROOK KITCHEN, of Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster, England, and ISAAC HENRY STOREY, of A mbleside, Westmoreland county, England, have invented. new and useful Improvements in Lanterns for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of lan terns for vehicles.

The object of this'invention is to obtain greater efliciency (1) by using a 'row of smaller lamps, burners with more lights than usual all mounted on a single base or in a single lantern so as to obtain a similar or equal lighting effect; (2) by making such I row adjustable so that for temporary purposes, the light therefrom can be directed rearward or downward and by providing means for setting each unit of the row so that the rays of light from all can be'converged to one spot in advance.

For economical reasons and general -convenience electric lamps are preferably used.

The base or lantern carrying the row of burners, filaments -or lamps may be conveniently mounted on the dash board, or preferably supported on a frame or wind screen at some distance above the eyes of the driver, by' which arrangement, there is no tendency for the light beam to aflect' or obscurethe sight in the direction in which the vehicle "is traveling.

In the drawings attached hereto, Figure 1 represents in elevation our improved lantern mounted upon the upper part of thewind screen of a motor vehicle; Fig. 2 represents a plan of the same looking from above; Fig. 3 an end elevation; Fig. 4 an enlarged front elevation of part of the lantern; Fig. 5 a cross section and Fig.- 6 a plan with the top removed. Fig. 7 represents in front elemounted in the casing, so as to swivel in a horizontal plane, the pivots being indicated at Each reflector also has an arm 5 fixed to 1t and the arm may-pass to the outside of the casingas shown at 6. No means for fixing each separate reflector is shown other than-that due to the friction of the arm in the slot 7 in the casing which can be made sutficient for this purpose. Contact may be established with each lamp through a tumbler switch such as 8 see Fig. 6, the terminal for the current being indicated by 9 andthat for earth by 10. Withthis arrangement, any one lamp or more can be cut out. For instance the two end and center lamps only might be used alone in some cases say in a lighted district and the whole for unlighted roads.

moved without breaking Contact. I

The lantern caslng 1 is pivotally mounted at 12 in brackets 13 fixed to the .wind screen 14 so as to swivel about a horizontal axis and permit the angle to be varied at will whereby the projection of the light rays on to the road can be carried .to diflerent distances in advance of the vehicle. The casing can be locked in position at the desired angle by means of the handle 15. Each reflector is shown with a lens '16 and the casing with a glass front 17 so as to keep out dust.

In the lantern'shown in Figs. 7/a'nd 8, the lamps 2 are initially fixed inthe desired osition. 'One reflector 18 is used-and runs the fulllength of the casing as shown. Lenses are dispensed with, and a glass front .17 is provided. This construction provides a cheaper lantern than that described with reference to Figs. 1 to 6 but is less eflicient. What we claim as our invention and dc sire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. In a vehiclelantern device, the combination with a supporting portion of the ve- The spring contact 11 shown; -1n con unction with the switch 8 would be retained as it permits the reflector 3 to be hicle,of an, elongated casing pivoted on said portion to'swing about a horizontal axis, reflectors provided with lens mounted in: said casing to swinglamps in said reflectors, individual vmeans for adjusting said reflectors,'and ihdividual spring switches abont vertical axes,f

for cutting the lamps in and out of circuit-and maintaining them in circuit, when cut in, irrespective of the adjustment of said reflectors, substantially as described.

2. In a vehicle lantern device, the combination with a supporting portion of the vehicle, of a casing pivoted on said portion to swing about a horizontal axis, reflectors mounted in said casing to swing about vertical axes, lamps in said reflectors,'individual means foradjusting each reflector, and individual switches for maintaining said lamps in circuit irrespective of the adjustment of said reflectors, substantially as described.

3. Ina-vehicle lantern device, 'the combination with a supporting portion of the vehicle, of a casing pivoted on said portion to swing about an axis, reflectors mounted in said casing to swing about axes angularly dlsposed with respect to the; axis about which said casing swings, lamps in said reand means for connecting said lamps with a circuit, substantially as described.

4. In a vehicle lantern device, the combination with a dash-board or like supporting portion of the vehicle, a casing mounted on said support to swing about an axis, and a plurality of lamps mounted on said casing to swing about axes angularly disposed with respect to the axis on which said casing is 011 said portion,

mounted to swing whereby the rays of said lamps-may be converged, substantially described. I

5. In a vehicle lantern device, thecombi nation with a supporting portion of the vehicle, of a lamp support mounted to swing and a plurality of lamps independently adjustable on said support whereby the rays of said lamps may be converged, substantially described.

6. In a vehicle lantern device, the combination with a supporting portion, of a lamp support mounted to swlng on said supporting portion, a plurality of lamps mounted on said support and each lamp being adjustable to converge the rays ofsaid lamps, and means for extinguishing certain of said lamps, substantially as described.

In a vehicle lantern device, the combination with a supporting portion, of a lamp support mounted to swing on said supporting portion, a plurality of lamps mounted on said support and each lamp .being adjustable to converge the rays of said lamps, and means for cutting said lamps into and out of circuit, substantially described.

8. In a vehiclelantern device, the combination with a supporting portion, of a lamp support mounted to swing on said supporting portion, a plurality of lamps independently adjustable on said supporting portion to converge the, rays of said lamps, and individual means for each lamp for maintain ing the lamps in circuit irrespective of their adjustment.

9. In a vehicle lantern device, the combination with a supporting portion, of a lamp, support mounted to swing on said supportmg portion, a' plurality of independently adjustable lamps onsaid support, and individual spring switches for cutting the lamps 1n and out of circuit and maintaining them in circuit, when out in, irrespective of the adjustment of said lamps, substant1ally described.

JOHN GEORGE AULSEBROOK KITCHEN. ISAAC HENRY srronrr.

Witnesses:

JAMns HARRISON SHEPHERD, CHARLES BERRY. 

